Hello everyone,
I have a general question I have been thinking about for some time. My gaming experience so far has involved 2D side scrollers. Every now and then I read up on statements such as "trig ratio functions are resource expensive" and "SDL rotozoom should not be used as it's too costly."
I am sure that these statements are true, but how does a newbie game developer measure or keep track of how resource intensive a game is? Obviously when the application slows down I know too many resource are being used, but are there are programs, strategies or advice that someone can tell me about which will point me in the right direction in measuring program efficiency?
Thanks,
Mike